EBE Chapter 176 Figured it out
Chapter 176 Figured it out
Xiao Wenbo was very sad about Lin's death.
No matter what, she was the first woman he loved when he was young.
Although the feelings have faded a lot as we get older, that invisible bond is always there.
"As someone who specifically takes care of Aunt Lin, you don't even know when she went missing. It's hard not to suspect that you have other intentions."
The maid turned pale with fear at his words and begged for mercy: "My Lord, please understand. I have always been devoted to Aunt Lin and would never dare to have second thoughts."
Seeing her panic-stricken and frightened look, Xiao Mo frowned slightly.
"Father, are you overthinking it? Lin is not in a clear mind. Maybe she fell into the water because she was playing around.
Although the maid was guilty of not caring enough, her dedication to Lin is visible to everyone. How can you deny her loyalty?
Xiao Wenbo calmed down and glanced at the other servants.
"In that case, what do you think should be done with this servant?"
Everyone in the mansion had witnessed Xiao Mo's methods, and when they heard Xiao Wenbo asking Xiao Mo what she meant, they were almost scared to death.
She looked at Murong Shu, who had remained silent, as if begging for mercy.
Murong Shu was about to speak when Xiao Mo agreed first: "Since my father has said so, I will leave it to my daughter."
As she spoke, she glanced at Shen Yun: "Yun, take the person away."
The maid kowtowed to Xiao Mo in despair: "Miss, please spare my life, please spare my life!"
Xiao Mo lowered her eyes, glanced at her, then turned and left the crowd.
After returning to Suqiyuan, Shen Yun detained the maid in the courtyard and followed Xiao Mo into the house to ask her how to deal with this person.
Xiao Mo's cold brows softened slightly, and she turned to look at the maid who was kneeling outside and shivering.
"She took the blame for us. How can we really punish her? Just give her enough money to send her away, and then tell everyone that she was beaten to death."
Shen Yun was so pleased that she could let the girl go that her eyes narrowed with a smile.
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
The maid was surprised and happy to see Shen Yun walking out with a smile on her face and bending down to help her up.
She looked at her with confusion and a little wariness.
Shen Yun helped her brush off the dust on her body, tidied up the hair on her face, and pointed at Xiao Mo who was drinking tea in the room.
"My lady knows you didn't mean it, and she also knows you've suffered during this period of time taking care of Lin. How could I bear to punish you? Come, follow me."
She took the man to the side yard and sat for a while, then left for a while and came back with a silver ingot in her hand.
"This is the young lady's order. You take the money and leave the Prime Minister's Mansion to find another way to make a living.
"Miss, what you're saying is that you've been beaten to death, so if you want to stay in the Imperial City, you have to change your name to be safer."
Shen Yun explained it very carefully, and the maid was stunned for a long time before she reacted.
She put the silver back on the table, knelt on the ground and shook her head: "No, I can't accept this. I am very grateful to the young lady for exempting me from punishment.
How can you still want all this money? Please help the young lady put it away!
Moreover, I have been an orphan since childhood, and it was with great difficulty that I was able to work in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If I leave, I really don't know where to go."
Shen Yun looked at her with pity and tried to persuade her, but seeing that she had no intention of agreeing, she could only ask Xiao Mo again.
Xiao Mo didn't expect that this maid had such backbone that she would rather be punished than stay.
In desperation, she could only symbolically whip her a few times, specifically for Murong Shu and the people around Xiao Wenbo to see, and then kept her by her side.
Xiao Wenbo originally wanted to hold a grand funeral for Lin, but as soon as he expressed the idea, he was persuaded by Murong Shu.
Her current status is different from before. She is a slave with slave status, and she died because of madness and fell into the water.
If the grand ceremony was discovered by the rivals in the court and made a fuss about it in front of the emperor, it would not be just a simple funeral.
Murong Shu only said these two sentences, and Xiao Wenbo gave up the idea.
After this series of events ended, the sun was almost setting.
In the evening, Xiao Mo sorted out the copied Buddhist scriptures one by one, walked to the window and looked outside the yard.
"How is mother?"
She originally wanted to ask Feng Zhiqiu, but when the words came to her lips, she realized that something was wrong and changed her mind.
As Shen Yun placed dinner on the table, she replied, "Madam is fine."
She paused, lowered her voice tentatively, and continued, "Aunt Feng is also doing well. She has been staying in the yard and hasn't come out."
Xiao Mo was silent for a moment, then turned and walked to the table: "Let's eat."
At night, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep because of what happened during the day and Shen Yun insisted on staying with her.
Hearing her tossing and turning, Shen Yun walked to the bedside and called her softly: "Miss, are you still awake?"
In the bed curtains, Xiao Mo sighed deeply, and after a while she spoke slowly.
"Yun, what do you think I should do? One is my mother, and the other is my..."
She didn't know whether to describe Feng Zhiqiu as her savior or her blood enemy.
Shen Yun walked to the bedside and sat cross-legged on the floor, carefully helping her analyze the situation.
"That depends on how you understand it. She hurt you and your wife back then, which was indeed a heinous crime, but she also saved you later, didn't she?
These two great hatreds and great favors can now be considered even. In my opinion, you don't need to hate her, nor do you need to be grateful to her anymore. Just treat her as a stranger."
Xiao Mo opened the curtain and stuck half of her head out: "What you said seems to make some sense.
But if she hadn't done that, I wouldn't have been sent away.
If he hadn't been sent away, he wouldn't have become a general, much less lead troops into battle. He fell off a cliff and was saved by her. After all, she's still the culprit."
Shen Yun lay on the edge of the bed with her hands under her head and looked at her: "But back then, even without her, there would be others who would be instigated by Lin to harm you and Madam.
Aunt Feng has a kind heart after all. If her daughter wasn't critically ill, she wouldn't have done such a heinous thing."
Xiao Mo's eyes flickered darkly, and she retracted her head and lay back down: "So why is it her?"
"You always say that no reason can be an excuse to hurt others, and what Aunt Feng did back then is no exception.
But because she saved you, she can reduce some of the blame on you, but not on the lady's side.
No one would want to live with an enemy who has hurt her every day.
So, my lady, sending Aunt Feng back to Taoyuan is the best plan."
Xiao Mo frowned, staring blankly at the ceiling above the bed, and sighed softly, "If I hadn't brought her back to the Imperial City, the things that happened later wouldn't have happened."
"Miss, don't think too much. Now that things have come to this, you should relax. I think Taoyuan is no longer a place to stay. You should give Aunt Feng some money and let her leave."
In fact, Shen Yun had thought of this a long time ago, but just didn't know how to say it.